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Process validation of urban freight and logistics models

Journal Article
Donnelly, R., Thompson, R. G., & Wigan, M. (2012)
Process validation of urban freight and logistics models. Procedia, social and behavioral sciences, 39, 400-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.117
A number of innovative modelling approaches for the analysis of urban freight demand and its impact upon the built environment and transport infrastructure have been proposed ...

A stochastic-based performance prediction model of road network pavement maintenance

Journal Article
Mandiartha, P., Duffield, C. F., Thompson, R. G., & Wigan, M. (2012)
A stochastic-based performance prediction model of road network pavement maintenance. Road and Transport Research Journal, 21, 34-52
This paper presents details of the development and implementation of a stochastic-based performance-prediction model using the Markov chains method for road network pavement m...

Smart meter technology tradeoffs.

Conference Proceeding
Wigan, M. (2012)
Smart meter technology tradeoffs. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSAsia.2012.6397987
Smart meters have become a matter of concern for many populations, although the technology is as always politically neutral. The focus on electricity rather than all metered s...

The kinematic features of motorcycles in congested urban networks

Journal Article
Lee, T., Polak, J. W., Bell, M. G. H., & Wigan, M. (2012)
The kinematic features of motorcycles in congested urban networks. Accident analysis and prevention, 49, 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.04.002
The aim of this paper is to compare the kinematic features of motorcycles with those of passenger cars in urban traffic. The hypothesis that motorcycles’ capability to swerve ...

The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport.

Book Chapter
Wigan, M. (2012)
The role of information contestability in evidence based policy in planning and transport. In H. Geerlings, Y. Shiftan, & D. Stead (Eds.), Transition towards sustainable mobility: the role of instruments, Individual and Institutions (217-230). Ashgate Publishing
Many of the processes of strategic planning and transport have long been based on slow changing environments where much of the operational investment could reasonably be under...

Accessibility indicators for transport planning.

Book
Morris, J. M., Dumble, P. L., & Wigan, M. (2011)
Accessibility indicators for transport planning. In C. Mulley (Ed.), Urban Form and transport AccessibilityEdward Elgar
Both perceptual and measurable specifications of accessibility are reviewed and their relevance to transport planning established. The wide variety of analytical forms which c...

Disseminating learning.

Book
Wigan, M., & Legacy, C. (2011)
Disseminating learning. In N. Low (Ed.), Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobilityRoutledge
Central to achieving sustainable transport are the processes of dissemination of learning and engagement with the public necessary to generate the motive force to transform tr...

The role of contestable processes in advancing sustainability in transport and planning

Journal Article
Wigan, M. (2011)
The role of contestable processes in advancing sustainability in transport and planning. Road and Transport Research Journal, 20, 32-40
Sustainable transport requires not only solid evidence to support policy and practice, but also to allow this to be examined with a high degree of transparency. Not all techni...

Enhancing community participation in Metropolitan strategic transport planning through shared analysis

Journal Article
Sunter, P., & Wigan, M. (2011)
Enhancing community participation in Metropolitan strategic transport planning through shared analysis. Road and Transport Research Journal, 20, 24-35
This paper assesses and explores the existing potential for new approaches to software and data, such as the open source movement, to contribute to more open and contestable s...

You are where you have been: the privacy implications of location and tracking technologies

Journal Article
Clarke, R., & Wigan, M. (2011)
You are where you have been: the privacy implications of location and tracking technologies. Journal of Location Based Services, 5, 138-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489725.2011.637969
A decade ago, technologies that could provide information about the location of a motor vehicle, or a computer, or a person, were in their infancy. A wide range of tools are n...